The Development of the Chemical Industry - One of the Most Important Economic and Political Tasks

The chemical industry is one of the decisive branches of heavy industry. Chemical engineering is one of the basic directions of technical progress; it implies planned development of all aspects of the chemical industry. The introduction of chemical processes and chemical products into all branches, and first of all, into those which are decisive, assumes the most complete and economical utilization of matter and energy. In a socialist society chemical engineering allows us to solve many very complicated economic problems. Among these is the steady expansion of industrial production of new materials in accordance with the growing demand that is developing on the basis of higher technique. Along with this, chemical engineering ensures the creation of unlimited possibilities for broadening the raw material base of many branches of industry. At the same time the introduction of new chemical products and chemical processes into agricultural production secures the growth of soil fertility, and more effective stock breeding and crop preservation.